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We Know Diet Pills Don't Work, But We're Still Buying
Even though we know they aren't likely to work, a lot of us are still spending big bucks in the hopes that diet pills will help us reach our goals more quickly and easily. Why?
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Do Glucosamine and Chondroitin Alleviate Joint Pain?
For many years, people have been searching for ways to alleviate joint pain. Research has shown that products like glucosamine are generally safe, but are they effective?
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Insensitive Ad: Am I Overreacting?
A recent ad from one of the country's leading fast food chains takes aim at demeaning those who choose to eat a hamburger over a subway sandwich.
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And the Award for Worst New Food Product of the Year Goes to…
It's a little early to be deciding this award, but here's a new product that'll be pretty hard to beat.
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Are Parents Just Not Getting The Hint?
Food marketers will do just about anything to get our attention- or rather, the attention of our children. The volume of unhealthy foods being targeted to kids is on the rise.
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Would taxes on junk food promote healthier eating?
Can taxing soda and junk food help end the obesity epidemic?
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Is A Thin Body Celebrated More Than A Fit One?
Most female Olympic athletes wouldn't grace the cover of a women's magazine or walk the runway at a fashion show. Why? Because they aren't skinny.
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Childhood Obesity: Is total TV watching time the problem, or is it the commercials?
For childhood obesity, the number of food commercials viewed may matter more than time spent watching TV.
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What's the Deal with Taco Bell's Drive-Thru Diet?
You've seen the commercials about Christine's weight-loss success. Will it also work for you?
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I'm Not Raising My Hand for Chocolate Milk
A new campaign is trying to keep chocolate milk as a choice in school cafeterias, saying that taking it away will do more harm than good.
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Spending Big Dollars to Market Cocoa Puffs to Kids
With today's focus on improving their health, you'd think that children's cereal commercials would have a healthier spin. But a new study shows that's not the case.
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Froot Loops Qualify for the new “Smart Choices” Label (?!)
Have you seen those new green checkmark labels that are showing up on lots of packaged food products in your grocery store?
Find out how smart those foods really are.
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Find out how smart those foods really are.
Update: PETA Pulls Controversial Billboard!
Being overweight in our society is tough enough, but when an organization takes aim at those who struggle with this issue, where does one draw the line?
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Children's T.V. Choices Could Affect How Much They Eat
A new study shows a link between what kids are seeing on T.V. and how much they eat. Do the kinds of commericals they see make a difference? They just might.
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Kim Kardashian Admits She Has Cellulite
Pick up the latest issue of any women's magazine and you'll likely see a beautiful celebrity on the cover. But is that how this person would look if you saw them at Starbucks?
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